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Poster: | snow_and_rain | Date: | Oct 27, 2011 8:18am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
1: Bertha, Mexicali, Loser, Jack Straw, Big RxR Blues, El Paso, Sugaree, BIODTL, B. E. Women, Box Of Rain, B. T. Wind, Tennessee Jed, Bobby McGee, Bird Song, Big River, Casey Jones
2: Greatest, Ramble On, Truckin> Other One> Half Step> Morning Dew, Tomorrow Is Forever, Promised, Deal, Sugar Magnolia E1: Uncle John E2: Saturday Night
Source: http://www.archive.org/details/gd72-10-27.sbd-aud.cousinit.19630.sbeok.shnf
This is really a tale of two sets. The first is a hissy SBD and an average to below average performance. The meat of the second is an audience clap-along recording, but it’s actually a hot set with a unique song selection. None of the sources are great and none include the Bird Song, Big River, Casey Jones that ended the first. There are some nice tracks in the first: Jack Straw and BigRR are carried off nicely. But most of the songs sound a little flat. Even Billy sounds off. Box of Rain sounds awful. Donna kills everything she touches. Bobby even apologizes for being tired: “We’re all punchy from lack of sleep.” There’s some other fun, self-deprecating banter.
Second set is from an AUD source, but begins with a pretty solid GSET. Jerry’s leads sound sharp and happy, and that vibe carries over in Ramble on Rose. Then the show really takes off. Somebody yells “Play Truckin,” and about five seconds later you hear the opening notes of what would become Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Morning Dew. The Truckin jam is just extraordinary, full of funky, jazzy riffs and Phil-driven grooves, and begetting a huge Other One—a powerful, great Other One that gets downright SCARY. The clapping along quickly comes to a halt, and by the end of the Other One, all you hear from the crowd is a lone woman who releases a series of blood-curling screams. Perhaps ensing that he’s taken the crowd a little too close to the edge, Jerry eases up and turns a corner into Half Step. Take a guess how many other times they played Other One> Half Step. Try zero. It only ever happened in Columbus, and this AUD is your only chance to hear it. Half Step eventually lands in Morning Dew, capping a beautiful and unprecedented song suite.
From there, the recording goes back to the hissy soundboard from set 1, and the band takes it home with Tomorrow is Forever (Donna and Jerry sound really nice together!), Promised Land, Deal and Sugar Mag. Nice second set! Maybe a bit of a letdown at the end, then... WHAM! Double-encore! A nice UJB followed by the now ubiquitous Sat Night. It was Friday, but oh well… it’s a smokin version anyway.
Highlights: No question about this one: Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew. Tomorrow is Forever is also nice
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Poster: | Jim F | Date: | Oct 28, 2011 1:53am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
I'm almost out of The Other One, and man I am really feelin this one tonight. The recording is really great compared to a lot of 72 auds, this is definitely the work of Bear, and it sounds comparatively great. The mood of this is just classic Fall 72, really unique though, too. Glad I gave it a listen.
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Poster: | wisconsindead | Date: | Oct 27, 2011 9:07am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
I'll be checking this out soon.
Though I'm stuck in the space and time of playin 1973-02-24. Pretty nice I must say.
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Poster: | rdenirojb87 | Date: | Oct 27, 2011 9:36am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
fast-forward exactly 1 year, and you'll be stuck there for a LONG time, if you haven't been already. one of the greatest shows they ever played.
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Poster: | snow_and_rain | Date: | Oct 27, 2011 9:46am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
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Poster: | rdenirojb87 | Date: | Oct 27, 2011 10:03am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
This post was modified by rdenirojb87 on 2011-10-27 17:03:38
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Poster: | clementinescaboose | Date: | Oct 27, 2011 11:08pm |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
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Poster: | wisconsindead | Date: | Oct 28, 2011 6:54am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
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Poster: | rdenirojb87 | Date: | Oct 27, 2011 10:58am |
Forum: | GratefulDead | Subject: | Re: TDIH 1972 - Truckin>Other One>Half Step>Dew |
i need to also give a nod to TDIH 1991 which I truly believe is the best show they ever played after brent's death.
http://www.archive.org/details/gd91-10-27.sbd.martinson.537.sbeok.shnf